[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 139 (Tuesday, October 1, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1894]
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                 CONGRESSWOMAN CARDISS COLLINS HONORED

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                        HON. JOHN JOSEPH MOAKLEY

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, October 1, 1996

  Mr. MOAKLEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to my colleague 
and neighbor, Congresswoman Cardiss Collins, who will be leaving the 
house after 24 years of very distinguished service.
  Cardiss Collins has been an exemplary Member and a true Democrat. She 
has fought long and hard to improve health care for women and 
minorities and to improve diversity in advertising.
  Thanks to her work making sure female college athletes are treated 
fairly in our Nation's colleges and universities, Cardiss was inducted 
into the Women and Girls' Sports Hall of Fame.
  And that is just one of her many awards, distinctions, and honorary 
degrees.
  I had the great pleasure of working with Cardiss on an issue that we 
both believe is very important--the issue of cigarette-caused fires and 
how to stop them. Cardiss and I worked together for years to promote 
fire-safe cigarettes and considering the powerful companies we've been 
up against, I believe we have made great strides.
  Cardiss has also been ahead of her times in terms of fighting for 
airline safety. It is tragic that it took this year's airline accidents 
to bring other people around to her point of view.
  At a time when it cannot have been easy to be an African-American 
woman in Congress, Cardiss has made tremendous strides on behalf of 
women and minorities.
  I hope very much that her tenure as longest serving African-American 
woman in the Congress, will serve as an inspiration to young people, 
particularly people of color, as they consider their careers. She is 
indeed a wonderful role model for all young people.
  The seventh Congressional District of Illinois is lucky to have had 
her as its representative and we are lucky to have had her as our 
colleague.

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